(( a death sentence ...?

[SHADE. :D]

dragonflydance

The breeze was cold as it whistled through her fur as easily as sharp claws. Dragonflydance shivered as she led the way to the cavern of the Moonshard. Her long tail swayed from side to side behind her. Beside her was a smaller cat. The two weren't all that different in structure - both slender and long-limbed. Emeraldpaw was sure to become just as beautiful when she grew up. And just as skilled. Dragonflydance felt a slightly pulse of nervousness fill her. On her last visit to the Moonshard, she had been told by Bluewhisker, her mother's grandfather, that her death was near. The medicine cat pushed away these thoughts. Today was about Emeraldpaw, not her. She glanced at her new apprentice, pride in her sky blue eyes. There was no question that StarClan would accept the dark brown tabby she-cat. As the cave came into sight, a rustle in the bushes made Dragonflydance whip around. She scented cat. "Who's there?" she called softly, expression wary.

[Wolf]

Dancinghare

You had demons to kill within you screaming...

A slender silver figure stepped from out of the bushes, followed by a smaller cat. "Just us." Dancinghare meowed softly, padding over to stand by the other cats. "Hello Dragonflydance, and..." The medicine cat paused, then smiled. "Hello there, what's your name?" He asked, tilting his head and smiling kindly at Emeraldpaw. He looked at her as though he could see right inside her mind, then nodded slowly, his smile returning. "You seem like you'll be a great medicine cat one day, by the look of you." He meowed.

[Dansen[Mouse]]

<{Harmonypaw}>

The slender medicine cat apprentice soundlessly followed her mentor. She was excited to finally be able to see the Moonshard and maybe one day see her father among the fallen warriors. She forced herself to focus on walking as she almost tripped over a stone. Suddenly a voice called out and she listened as her mentor answered it. Dragonflydance.

Harmonypaw looked up at the CloudClan medicine cat and nodded a silent hello. She finally noticed her young apprentice, Emraldpaw. She smiled at her, still not saying a word. Though she wasn't shy, Harmonypaw just didn't speak must when she was excited and when around others she chose not to speak unless spoken too.

[all out JINX ♥]

. Emeraldpaw .
. I wanna be inside your heaven, take me to the place you cry from .

Following slowly and silently beside her mentor, her dark tabby pelt brushed a little against the pretty white pelt beside her, her emerald green orbs glowed with excitement. The slender fae hid behind Dragonflydance when the MoonClan medicine cat and his apprentice, her ears burned red even though no one could see it. The dark tabby looked to the ground shyly but looked back up to answer the other medicine cats question, 'I-I'm Emeraldpaw,' Her white paws dragged across the ground, they stopped when she heard Dancinghare's compliment, 'Thank you Mr. Dancinghare. Your apprentice looks like she'll be a great medicine cat as well.' Emeraldpaw looked at the blue-gray Harmonypaw with a delighted greeting.

[SHADE. :D]

dragonflydance

The slim white she-cat relaxed as the silver-spangled shape of Dancinghare, followed by the smaller ash-grey form, of Harmonypaw, padded from the bushes. She smiled. "Dancinghare, Harmonypaw," she mewed, smiling in greeting. "I presume you are here for the same reason as Emeraldpaw and I?" Her blue eyes glittered as Emeraldpaw introduced herself to the MoonClan medicine cats. "Yes, Emeraldpaw is my new apprentice," she mewed delicately, not keen on bringing up the subject of Cometpaw. The she-cat turned back to the trail, padding in, with Dancinghare at her side. "How are MoonClan faring?" she asked, genuinely concerned. Dragonflydance's ears flicked back as she caught sight of the yawning mouth of the MoonShard cavern up ahead. She turned to look back at Harmonypaw and Emeraldpaw. "Stay close." With that, she slipped into the darkness. No fear tainted her expression - she had done this many times before.

As they neared the MoonShard itself, the stone underpaw grew colder and colder, until Dragonflydance's paws throbbed - but she was used to the sensation. The medicine cat's pelt was turned to pure silver as she rounded a twisting corner and the MoonShard came into sight. It towered over them, a curved claw of shimmering stone. Dragonflydance beckoned Emeraldpaw to her side, and padded towards the Shard. There, she touched her nose to the cool stone, instructing her apprentice to do the same. She then shut her eyes. "Spirits of StarClan, I call upon you to look down upon this young cat. She wishes to enter into the world of a medicine cat, and seeks your acceptance." Dragonflydance crouched by the Shard, pressing her nose to the stone. She flicked her tail to tell Emeraldpaw to copy, before shutting her eyes to let her mind dissolve into dreams. It was up to StarClan to accept Emeraldpaw now.

[Wolf]

Dancinghare

You had demons to kill within you screaming...

Dancinghare smiled at Dragonflydance. "We're doing well, thankyou. What about Cloudclan?" He replied as he followed her into the darkness, beckoning to Harmonypaw to stay close to him.

The silver striped tom waited patiently as Dragonflydance spoke to Starclan, then watched as she and her apprentice touched their noses to the Moonshard. Dancinghare then turned to Harmonypaw, giving her a gentle smile, before speaking. "Starclan, I also call on you to look down upon this young cat, who also wishes to enter the world of medicine cats, and seeks your approval." He meowed, trying not to sound uncertain, since he had been rather excited about this. He then gave Harmony paw a gentle nudge, and indicated that she should also touch her nose to the Moonshard, before padding over and laying down beside it himself. He checked that Harmonypaw had followed, then pressed his nose against the stone and shut his eyes.

[all out JINX ♥]

. Emeraldpaw .
. I wanna be inside your heaven, take me to the place you cry from .

Emeraldpaw followed her mentor swiftly towards the entrance that led to the Moonshard, her emerald green orbs filled with excitement as her white paws carried her closer to the pretty white fae. She stepped into the darkness with a look of terror as she was caged like an animal in the dark tunnel, the pads on her paws stun and felt as if they burned from the cold stone ground. The dark tabby female felt like running back but her heart and mind kept her from turning tail, she could do this, she was destined. When she rounded a corner Emeraldpaw could feel her paws and chest turn pure silver while her pelt gave off as a dark gold. There in the middle was a beautiful shimmering stone that caught her pretty green orbs on fire, her mind instantly went to the beautiful stars that shone like the pelts of her ancestors. Emeraldpaw shook her head with a small smile before trotting over to Dragonflydance's side, the dark tabby female pressed her pink nose against the cold stone. A shock went through her body as she closed her eyes and let herself drift to the stars.

When Emeraldpaw's eyes opened a soft breeze blew through her dark tabby pelt, her pretty head went up in alarm as she found herself in a land of only green-leaf. She wasn't where she was supposed to be anymore, she wasn't pressing her nose to the beautiful Moonshard that sent shock waves into her pelt. When she blinked her crystal-like orbs starry figures appeared around her, each coming from the dazzling stars above. Heart skipped a few beats as she realized they were warriors from StarClan. Now all she had to do was wait for them to send her back in rejection or pull her in with acceptance.

//. who's gonna make Emery a meddie cat?

[SHADE. :D]

bluewhisker

Even as Emeraldpaw slipped into the world of StarClan, he was watching her. His grand-daughter's child's apprentice. The ancient former CloudClan medicine cat tipped his head to one side, his wise steel-blue eyes narrow in his face. Would this young cat make a good medicine cat? It had been tragic to recieve Cometpaw so early. She had had much potential. But perhaps this cat could live up to her standards... Bluewhisker padded from a bank of ghostly trees, his wide paws not quite touching the swaying grass. The wise old tom stopped a few tail lengths behind Emeraldpaw, and sat, wrapping his tail around his forepaws. "Greetings, young one," he mewed, his voice deep and filled with all the knowledge he had posessed in life. Bluewhisker blinked at Emeraldpaw, seeing the fear and excitement in her eyes. It was her moment, now. Her time.

dragonflydance

"We are doing pretty well. We lost an apprentice, but we have some new litters on the way..." Her uttered words to Dancinghare seemed eons away inside the echoing cavern. She watched, blue eyes sparkling, as Emeraldpaw crouched beside the MoonShard. She exchanged a quick glance with the MoonClan medicine cat, but as he began to speak the words of Harmonypaw's ceremony, shut her eyes. Soon the tom's tranquil tones melted into nothingness, and a light wind whistled in her pricked ears. She opened her beautiful blue eyes, to see the forest of StarClan opening up around her. She knew Emeraldpaw was here somewhere. She prayed the youngster was alright. As she turned her head, the sight of a small cat bobbing towards her made her heart wrench. Her snow-white pelt. His electric blue eyes. It was her kit, the one that had not survived. "Angelkit," she breathed, her eyes shimmering with sorrow.

// Could one of you act Angelkit for me? ^^ All she needs to do is greet Dragonflydance then tell her her death is very near, to put it bluntly. xD And Wolf, you could act Falconfeather (the medicine cat before Dancinghare) for Harmonypaw, like I acted Bluewhisker. =] She's a small brown tabby with amber eyes. Her personality is; careful, sensible, can be passionate, skilled, shy.

[Dansen[Mouse]]

<{Harmonypaw}>

The apprentice listened as the medicine cats talked and then followed Dancinghare to the Moonshard. She sat before him as she watched Dragonflydance say the words all medicine cat apprentices must be told before becoming a true apprentice. Finally it was her turn. Excitement welled up inside of her as she listened to Dancinghare. She wondered what she had to do next when Dancinghare nudged her and she saw Emeraldpaw lay down next to the shard. So she did the same. She laid down and pressed her noses up against it.

The world went cold and she waited a while but nothing happened, but when she opened her eyes she was some place totally different and it felt peaceful here. "Hello?" she called out, though it sounded more like a whisper.

[all out JINX ♥]

. Emeraldpaw .
. I wanna be inside your heaven, take me to the place you cry from .

Emeraldpaw turned quickly around at the sound of a voice, her emerald eyes went wide, she had only heard of this male from Fallenleaf. She felt speechless but she didn't want to disappoint the male, 'Good day sir, I'm presuming that you are the one deciding my fate.' The dark tabby looked up to the old male with respect deep into her wise eyes. She felt extremely nervous but she would not let anyone see that, so she held her head the way her mentor did when she had agreed to become her apprentice. Now all she had to do was wait for the male to deny or accept.

. Angelkit .

'Greetings Dragonflydance' The little white kit stood in front of her mother with the wiseness of the world gleaming in her electric blue eyes. Only few would know who this beautiful creature belonged to, but right now known of them knew besides her brother, mother, and father. A grim smile played upon the small fae's face as she remembered her task, she didn't want to tell her mother but that would be unfair to her if she died without knowing how near it was. Angelkit looked up at her mother her smile disappearing, 'You end is very near' That was all Angelkit could say with a straight grim face, her voice sounding very much like her mothers. She turned back around and padded away so she didn't have to see Dragonflydance's beautiful face fill with sorrow, she knew why her father had picked this one.

[Wolf]

Dancinghare

You had demons to kill within you screaming...

Dancinghare's hazel eyes opened on a dream world filled with half-formed and ghostly trees and grass. He looked around for a moment, then took a few steps forward. There appeared to be no one here to speak to him.
Then, suddenly, he saw her.

"Singingpaw." He meowed softly, his eyes pleased and sorrowful at the same time. It was always nice to see her, even if he only could in his dreams, but it also made him miss her even more.
The she-cat, almost identical to Dancinghare except for being smaller, a paler shade of grey, and not having his tall ears, stepped towards him. "Dancinghare, my dear brother." She mewed softly, moving to touch her nose to his.

Falconfeather

A small brown tabby stepped delicately into Harmonypaw's field of vision, turning her amber gaze onto the apprentice. She smiled softly at the she-cat before moving a little closer, floating ever so slightly off of the ground. She then sat down soundlessly, her gaze still on Harmonypaw. Then, she finally spoke. "Hello there." She meowed, her voice soft and kind. So this was who Dancinghare had chosen.

[SHADE. :D]

bluewhisker

Bluewhisker's wise old face creased into a smile as the she-cat turned to look at him. As he turned his head to look in her eyes, the long, curved slash on his neck that had killed him was bathed in light. It was a scar now - but the memories had never faded. But Riddlemagic was of StarClan now. The spirits had loosened their hold on her. She was free. Shaking away the thoughts, Bluewhisker smiled again at Emeraldpaw. "Indeed, young one," he mewed, his blue eyes sharp. "I am Dragonflydance's mother's grandfather. I was the CloudClan medicine cat many, many moons ago." The tom shut his eyes, casting his mind into the future. All the signs seemed correct, but... "Tell me a little about yourself." Of course, he already knew who this kit was, who her parents were. But he wanted her take on her life so far. This, ultimately, would seal her fate.

dragonflydance

The slim white she-cat's usually so well-guarded sky blue eyes filled with sorrow. She blinked down at her kit, wanting to pull her close. Everything about her was perfect. The softly pure snow white colour of her coat. The way her fur stuck out in tufts between her ears and down her back. Those startlinly electric blue eyes, too wise for a cat so young. It had been cruel that she had died. It should have been me. Dragonflydance's ears flattened as her daughter spoke, her voice bleak. Your end is near. There it was again. Her death, it was coming soon. Hunting her down like a dog with her scent in it's nostrils. "Thankyou," she whispered, as the snow-coloured she had loved so hard, but lost, trotted away. And with that, her sight faded, and she woke with gasp beside the MoonShard. She was the first to wake. The she-cat crouched, pressing her chin into her forepaws, trying to digest the information.

[all out JINX ♥]

. Emeraldpaw .
. I wanna be inside your heaven, take me to the place you cry from .

Emeraldpaw sighed at Bluewhisker's words, she would try and do as best as she could to explain herself and her life, 'Well... I was born to Eaglefeather and Midnightlove with 5 other siblings. I was always the one who wanted to be alone but my siblings always came to me for advice and I didn't mind that. Then Whisperkit, Featherkit, and Cyankit disappeared and Skunkpaw wanted to go an search for them but I had told him that the warriors would take care of that and that they would come back when they were ready. Everyone always said I was a little wise for my age. It never bothered me when I saw someone injured but it made me sad when someone died, like Grasswhistle.' The dark tabby took a moment to pause and think of what else there was, 'Stormstar apprenticed a couple of us a little late and my mentor then was Stripedfeather. But then I helped Dragonflydance with Palegust and I think I did something with the poultice bandage that made her choose me..... I think thats it...' Emeraldpaw wasn't sure if there was anything else to say. She had given this total stranger a run down of her life and some events in it and even most of her personality. And she was okey with everything. The dark tabby stared at the older wise male with her emerald orbs, they had a glint of excitement and the same old wiseness that she has had since her birth.

[SHADE. :D]

bluewhisker

The old blue-grey tom smiled serenely as Emeraldpaw began to speak. Yes. She seemed right for this. It was a shame, though. The tragedies she was going to have to face, so young. But it would make her stronger. Soon, Dragonflydance would be with them, with StarClan, and Emeraldpaw would have to make her own way in the world. Bluewhisker shut his sapphire eyes. Was she ready? Well. That was for destiny to decide. "Welcome, Emeraldpaw. Welcome, medicine cat of CloudClan." The tom then turned and padded into the trees as Emeraldpaw's dream faded into nothingness.

dragonflydance

Dragonflydance watched as her apprentice awoke. She climbed to her paws. "Come." Urgency filled her body. She turned to leave the cavern. They did not have time to wait for the MoonClan medicine cats, both of whom were still in StarClan's clutches. It didn't take long for the medicine cat to find the exit of the cave. Sunlight poured over her snowy coat. She padded on, looking down at Emeraldpaw. "StarClan accepted you," she mewed with a smile, guessing by her apprentice's expression.

// Sorry to rush this so much. x___x I know I powerplayed a bit. It's just that Draggy and Ghostly need to die by Wednesday. I'm making a new thread on BC territory to for the fight to happen in. Sorry again.

[Dansen[Mouse]]

<{Harmonypaw}>

Harmonypaw smiled as a brown she-cat walked... no, floated towards her. The she-cat was unfamiliar to Harmonypaw. She wasn't sure who she was, but she had a feeling that it was the former medicine cat, Falconfeather. Her frame wasn't full enough to be a warrior, but she was too big to be an apprentice. So she must have been the medicine cat. "Hello, Falconfeather." she mewed as she touched noses with the deceased cat.